Christmas Day Peace Probed Amid Global Turmoil
United Press International reports mixed Christmas scenes from Bethlehem to Vatican City and Beirut. About 15,000 visited Jesus birthplace as Israeli troops watched from church rooftops. Pope Paul urged youth toward faith while Beirut endured civil warfare behind barricades. Argentina faced a deadly attack and U.S. travelers faced road dangers as a winter storm hit much of the nation.
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United Press International
Jesus Christ
Bethlehem
Angolan clash escalates as Union troops push east
Anti-Soviet forces in Angola launch a major offensive to seize the Benguela railroad railhead at Teixeira de Sousa. The USSR defends involvement while reports say South African support aids the push as Jonas Savimbi cites heavy losses amid Soviet rocket barrages.
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Soviet Union
Marxist Popular Movement For the Liberation of
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Union For the Total Independence of Angola
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Jonas Savimbi
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Henry Kissinger
Ussr
Izvestia
Africa
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Escaped murderer leads fatal Newport tavern shooting
Jackie Layman, an escaped inmate from Brushy Mountain Prison, entered a Newport Tennessee tavern with accomplices and opened fire. Four men died including Layman, two were wounded, and six people were taken in for questioning with at least two facing murder or attempted murder charges. The victims include Ricky Cochran and Gary Miller and Steve Valentine. Layman was killed during the barrage by an unidentified shooter. The incident occurred after Layman’s August escape during a 99 year murder sentence. Local residents described a swift, deadly assault and a tense aftermath as families waited for news of the injured.
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Jackie Mack Layman
Cooke County
Tom O'Dell
Layman
O'Dell
Sheriff's Office
O’deil
Laymon
Brushy Mountain
Ricky Cochran
Dublin
Gary Miller
Steve Valentine
Field of 13 candidates for council
Ukiah’s city council race expands to 13 nominees as four more file on Christmas Eve. Incumbents Weinkauf and Simpson join five established figures, with Cash a former city manager among the filings. Norgard will not run. final filing extended to Dec 30 at noon under Elections Code.
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Hattie Tillotson
Gary Weinkauf
Ira Brannon
Redwood Empire Savings and Loan Association
William Levaditis
Robert Gran
Mendocino Alcoholism Project
Robert Burke
Lee Enemark
Mary Snyder
Jim Weller
Ted Feibusch
Maurice Cox ,Jr
Wallace Behm
Lyell Cash
Jack Simpson
Weinkauf
Simpson
Cash
Sterling Norgard
Tillotsen
Norgard
Christmas death toll swells to 150
Four children die when a car skids on snow and collides with another on Ohio 66 near Defiance. Richard Roddy and five nephews and nieces were en route from Defiance to Oakwood when the crash occurred. Eddie Roddy 16, Kim 13, David 10, Trisha 4 perished. Jeff 15 survived with critical injuries to a fifth Roddy child and Benny Fidler. Other fatalities rise nationwide to 150 in the holiday period.
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Defiance
Ohio
Santa Claus
Oakwood
Eddie Roddy
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David
Trisha
Roddy
Jeff
Benny Fidler
Mendocino County Exhorts Boat Show Materials
Mendocino County Chamber of Commerce issues a final call for brochures and promotional material for the county exhibit at the Boat Show in San Francisco Cow Palace from January 9 to 18. The award winning feature booth highlights local recreational and industrial attractions. motels hotels and resorts are urged to participate to reach the show’s thousands of visitors. Materials should be mailed to Mendocino County Chamber of Commerce PO Box 244 Ukiah.
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Ukiah
Beiruts Civil War Violence Escalates Amid Christmas Day Attacks
Beirut endures renewed fighting as mortar and sniper fire claim at least 40 lives and wound about 100 in 48 hours. Nine months of civil war between right wing Christians and leftist Muslims has left more than 6,500 dead and 13,000 wounded. Despite new cease-fire efforts in Zahle and Tripoli, violence spreads with casualties including a housewife in a bread line and three police officers. Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas join the clashes as international mediators seek an end to the crisis.
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Beirut
Santa Claus
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Basra
Tripoli
Zgharta
Rashid Karami
Yasser Arafat
Iraq
Syria
France
Vatican
Baath Party
Petaluma roofer loses two daughters in Christmas Day fire
A pre dawn blaze gutted the home of Robert Meader at 696 Petaluma Blvd North killing his daughters Jane age 3 and Penny 15. Ellen 13 was treated for burns on 40 percent of her body and released from Kaiser Hospital. A nearby fire at 8 33 am damaged the James Bertain residence due to combustibles near a furnace. Calpella County Water District to hold a Monday Dec 29 meeting at 7 pm to elect a chairman and add two directors amid reported water problems. Israel minister Shimon Peres called for talks with Palestinians but warned the PLO is doomed to destruction in a Maariv interview.
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Penny
Ellen
San Francisco
Kaiser Hospital
Mender
Petaluma Blvd. North
Calpella County
Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Shimon Peres
Palestine Liberation Organization
Maariv
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James Bertain
Rain likely in north then mixed skies across region
Wereast Northwestern California expects rain at times in the north through tonight with increasing cloudiness in the south and a chance of morning showers on Saturday. Fort Bragg and Ukiah temperatures are listed, Cape Mendocino has a gale warning with small craft advisory elsewhere for increasing southerly winds. Dec 1975 and 1974 are noted with historical rainfall figures.
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Fort Bragg
Ukiah
Cape Mendocino
Carrier Seeks Prompt Payments in Ukiah Daily Journal
A carrier asks subscribers to help by paying when first contacted, urging timely collections. The note emphasizes courtesy and prompt settlement, aiming to keep delivery running smoothly for readers in the Ukiah Daily Journal.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Hillside Hospital Bond Vote Delayed to Jan 6
Hillside Hospital asks county board to postpone decision on tax exempt bonds for a new facility to January 6 at 2 30 PM from December 30. The board previously supported the bond, while the Mendocino Grand Jury urged rescinding support. Citizens Against Tax Exempt Bonds criticized the timing and response preparation.
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Board of Supervisors
Hillside
Mendocino
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